Open AccessLow Incidence of Asymptomatic Positive Patients Detected During Preoperative Testing for Total Joint Arthroplasty During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Author(s) -
Julian Zangrilli,
Daniel Hameed,
Emanuele Chisari,
Chris Vannello,
P. Maxwell Courtney,
Chad A. Krueger
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of the american academy of orthopaedic surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.343
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1095-8762
pISSN - 1067-151X
DOI - 10.5435/jaaos-d-20-01213
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , arthroplasty , incidence (geometry) , asymptomatic , pandemic , anxiety , physical therapy , surgery , covid-19 , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , physics , psychiatry , optics
Although the pause in elective surgery was necessary to preserve healthcare resources at the height of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, recent data have highlighted the worsening pain, decline in physical activity, and increase in anxiety among cancelled total hip and knee arthroplasty patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of our staged reopening protocol and the incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) among elective arthroplasty patients.